Thanks for the input... But that too goes to the issue - I had 2 leagues of choice at first (a historic with a twist - that was an orig. idea) and a plain jane generic league that is the same as 2 million others - What I have found is that it made no difference
No one wanted into the orig. concept league with historical players :
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LEAGUE BACKSTORY
The end of the 1915 baseball season saw many changes, The Federal League whose 2 season run proved that you could have more than 1 league survive.
The lawsuits and injuctions filed against the Federal League that brought there run to an end, Opened up the eyes of the presidents and owners of the American and National Leagues.
The Federal League showed them that although "Major League Baseball" was a mainstay in the cities it was in, It was still vunerable to other ventures. As the owners got together over the off-season meetings, They realized that a majority of the professional game was being played east of the Mississippi, sure there were several scattered minor leagues throught the country, But none were quite of the scale as MLB.
The PCL who had been operating a league for years and had always hoped to make the leap to the Majors but could never quite get the major leagues to accept them. They were not only stocked with talent ( which always ended up be sold off to a Major League team) but it was also a "retirement" league as it became known by the older players. Older major leaguers who had retired would come and try to sign on for a few more seasons in hopes of drawing a few more pay checks in a more favorable climate of the West Coast.
The Northwest League was another league that had been around for years but at a much lower level than the famed PCL - It's talent usually went on to serve the PCL so it rarely made any real news since any talent it had would run off to play at PCL
With the demise of the FL, The PCL was hoping this would be the time they could finally make the leap to the Majors level, But with lack of funding and limited talent the PCL found this an overwhelming task.
Frustrated but not detered, The PCL opted for another choice - How about if they joined forces with the Northwest League and tried to pool all of their resources and try and take on the "juggernaut" major league program..
This was no easy feat they were proposing as Major League baseball had seen several league attempts fail, The Union League, Players League, Federal League etc. These leagues all failed though for different reasons, but they did fail. The lawsuits and injunctions are still fresh in the minds of the PCL as they go about approaching the planning.
Unfortunatley for the unsuspecting PCL, The remaining owners of former FL teams were planning the same idea. Most of them feeling like they were dismissed by MLB after the lawsuits, Were looking for a way to recoup their losses as well as "stick" it to the Major Leagues. These owners got together and found some other investors to help set the groundwork.
This new league would forma and play only on the West Coast to take advantage of not only the better weather but the untapped market. They would own their own teams and stadiums and most importantly their own players. They would stay away from Major Leaguers in every aspect to avoid any connection to MLB that could be once again ruled by lawsuits. Their rosters would be made up of retirees from MLB who wanted to play a few more seasons in the warmer climates of the west coast - The owners got together and formed the West Coast Baseball Association
Most of the FL players would be without work, and in need of jobs - The WCBA could not hope to land all (if any of them) to come join the league . But they were going to need all the talent they could keep to help stabilize the new League.
So the WCBA would go after all the retirees that they could sign for a few more seasons, Names like Hal Chase, Fred Clark, Roger Breshnahan and Eddie Plank - These are the players that would form the groundwork for the new league
This is their story
Every player in this league will be a "real" player - some may be more obscure than others - But they will all be real players
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I took that league down because I thought it was to specific and had gotten nothing - And at the same time started a fictional "typical" league to try and broaden the user base... I guess I should put the old one back up (since it is a "hook" and pray for rain)
Thanks